Institution-as-Artwork
We may not have realized we were building long-lasting institutions to make theatre. But now that we have them, what should we do with them?
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We may not have realized we were building long-lasting institutions to make theatre. But now that we have them, what should we do with them?
Two major playwrights reflect on the role of gender in their writing and in their careers.
American plays offer new truths about the collective trauma of Vietnam.
In the New American Epics, drama busts out of the living room into the open spaces of our national history.
What are the obligations of ‘regional’ theatres to their communities? And how should that impact our programming choices?
We have the irony of considerable support, both public and private, going to subsidize the cultural tastes of the most affluent segment of the population.
The persistence, contra the puritans, of Marlowe’s ‘Doctor Faustus.’
On the evidence of their current showing on Broadway, the R.S.C. has fallen from its ensemble ideals into mere spectacle and showmanship.
Dickens’ tale is a perfect myth for a capitalist culture.
A statement on the cancellation of ‘the CIVIL warS.’